Mike Modano
Mike Modano
Michael Thomas Modano, Jr.is a retired American professional ice hockey player, who played primarily for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise. He is the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in the NHL, as well as the last active player in the NHL who played for the North Stars when the team was in Minnesota. Modano was drafted first overall by the North Stars in 1988, and after the team moved to Texas he helped the Stars win...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth7 June 1970
CityLivonia, MI
We need to address some things that will get us ready for Monday. That's obviously a must-win for us now, so we have to get our game going. That's a great team over there and we better get better soon.
It's something I've known I was creeping up on. It's been fun chasing these numbers and breaking records. I'm fortunate enough to be around long enough to accumulate those numbers and have great players around you to reach those goals.
Whether its three, four or five seasons that I have left to play, I'm committed to making them great ones.
There's a little excitement around here right now. We feel like we have a great opportunity. You can put it on paper or talk about it all you want, but you've still got to go out and get it done.
They probably could have put more money out there and I would have probably still stayed here. Towards the end of your career you just want to be successful, you want to have a great team, and have fun playing. And that was the case here.
J.R.'s had a fabulous career. He's put up some great numbers. He had a great start to his career, but mine was slower. He's always been a great player.
Overall, it's great to get back on the ice,
I'm sure he's looking forward to that responsibility, that competition. He feels he's done enough in the regular season, but great players are remembered by how they do in the playoffs.
It was tough. That's just what you go through. It's just part of the business, ... After it's done, you shake hands and everything's fine.
I've been fortunate to have been around long enough to get close to that.
Pretty similar to 1999 and 2000, very similar.
We have a week or so, and these four games should be good for us. We need to get our lines going, and we need to get on a roll before we get to the playoffs.
You have to make people pay for taking penalties. It changes the game and the way people defend you if they know that your power play is good.
You can't complain about it for us. I didn't think we'd be in that many shootouts. It's been really exciting for the players and the fans. I don't think anybody really knew how good it would be.